Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L 21 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–5 L 14 Aug Yokohama FC H 0–0 D 09 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D 03 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 10 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 2–1 W 21 Aug Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D 14 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–3 L 09 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L 21 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–3 D 11 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Vegalta Sendai gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 17' Goal! Joan Oumari scores his 4 goal in 279 matches.
- 22' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
- 32' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 37' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Shogo Nakahara. He replaces Ryoma Kida on 46 minute.
- 51' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Keigo Higashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' Vegalta Sendai seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' What an equalizer from Tawiah!
- 66' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Ryoma Watanabe by Adailton on 66 minute.
- 71' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Yoshiki Matsushita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hirotaka Mita.
- 76' The whistle greets Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he departs to be replaced by Koji Hachisuka.
- 81' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Yojiro Takahagi by Keigo Higashi on 82 minute.
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Foguinho made 275 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Naoya Fukumori is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Diego Oliveira puts FC Tokyo on the lead.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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- 42
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- 14
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- 27
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32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Shogo Nakahara 46'
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- 25
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35
Foguinho ↓ Takuma Nishimura 46'
Bench
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4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 76'
- 17
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18
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 46'
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15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 46'
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
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- 22
Coach Makoto TeguramoriFC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
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8
Yojiro Takahagi ↓ Keigo Higashi 82'
- 11
- 27
- 32
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7
Hirotaka Mita ↓ Diego Oliveira 76'
- 13
- 4
- 31
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23
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Adailton 66'
- 28
Bench
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3
Masato Morishige ↑ 66'
- 29
- 49
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10
Keigo Higashi ↑ 82'
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9
Diego Oliveira ↑ 76'
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15
Adailton ↑ 66'
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Coach Kenta Hasegawa -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 3 Koji Hachisuka 1 Keigo Higashi 1 Joan Oumari 1 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1 Tawiah 1 Ramon Lopes 1 Hirotaka Mita 1 Head to Head
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.1 Vegalta Sendai xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 FC Tōkyō xGI would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or FC Tōkyō 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.33Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Vegalta Sendai or Draw 60%Draw or FC Tōkyō 70%Vegalta Sendai or FC Tōkyō 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tōkyō win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 11.9%0 – 1 10.8%1 – 0 9.5%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 7.1%2 – 1 7%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 4.4%1 – 3 3.3%0 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 2.6%Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai
Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push FC Tōkyō covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 18% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 21% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 30% ✓FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.